cirúrgico

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• chirúrgico

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin chīrūrgicus (“surgical”), from chīrūrgus (“surgeon”) + -icus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργία (kheirourgía), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈɾuʁ.ʒi.ku/ [siˈɾuɦ.ʒi.ku]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈɾuʁ.ʒi.ku/ [siˈɾuɦ.ʒi.ku]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /siˈɾuɾ.ʒi.ku/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /siˈɾuʁ.ʒi.ku/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈɾuɻ.ʒi.ko/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈɾuɾ.ʒi.ku/

Adjective

cirúrgico (feminine cirúrgica, masculine plural cirúrgicos, feminine plural cirúrgicas, not comparable)

1. surgical (of or relating to surgery)

Related terms

• cirurgia, cirurgião